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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
5
The essay argues ambidexterity varies by person and field. It notes many professions value left hand control, including surgeons, and cites boxing, fencing, sailing, and Japanese training as sources of ambidexterity. It highlights that educated classes are often weak at manual tasks.
A London Globe correspondent weighs when tobacco use becomes excessive. Unlike alcohol, smoking often ends before harm, as tongue irritation curbs intake, with doctors urging individual limits and common sense. A test sees if a smoker can abstain for a day or two.
A Louisville Courier-Journal remark notes doctors carry the most extensive books collections among professions. It argues physicians must stay current with medical literature due to reputation and knowledge demands, more so than lawyers or ministers, with doctors often maintaining costly libraries and laboratory instruments.
A Kaffir demonstrated a bold crossing by placing a heavy stone on his head and wading through a dangerous torrent, watching soldiers fail to ford the river with peril. He moved calmly to the opposite bank, showing a stark display of improvised crossing.
A weathered Virginia cemetery stone bears two dates and phrases. It reads I await my husband May 26, 1840 and Here I am Dec 14, 1861. A passerby adds Late, as usual.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation notes a joke about rheumatism. The remark contrasts opinions from various men with Jepson saying he would bear the illness. The wit highlights social reactions to illness and health as a subject of humor.
Bishop Huntington declares that the sky water vapor vegetation earth and sun are perpetually on a missionary errand for one another. They preach brotherhood beneath a starry roof, teaching harmony and hospitality across nature.
A compact quotation reflecting that prejudice replaces reason in judgment. The line attributes folly to those relying on bias rather than critical thinking. Origin cited as Cicero, though attribution includes a misrendered name.
A 19th century Home Advocate report states the female brain is smaller and lighter than the male’s by four to five ounces. It notes occipital lobes are larger in women and claims men surpass women in intellectual endowment while women excel in emotional capacity.
In 1760s Scotland the Rev. Micah Balwhidder notes that new roads and West Indies sugar bring jams and jellies to commoners. Cabbage yard grosell and berry bushes spread, as jelly is valued for sore throats and jam for coughs. Brass pans borrowings spark gossip and Mrs Balwhidder’s furor.
The London Mail reports that German florists use fensterpappe as a cheap translucent substitute for glass in greenhouses. The thick manila paper, nailed to frames and coated with boiled linseed oil, becomes water resistant and allows ample light. It lasts well, resists breakage, and costs about a hundredth of glass, though unsuitable for private conservatories.
Uncle Jerry, clinging to memory despite a prankingly failing brain, mistakes a stranger named Eddy for Whirlpool. He apologizes, explaining the slip was caused by the similar sound, and corrects the name with courtesy.
A newly married couple riding a railroad coach were showered with rice and old shoes. The bridegroom found an old shoe after the train left and threw it out the window. An old man nearby woke, searched, and the groom had to buy him a new pair.
Mrs. Henpeck assures her husband that George is seriously considering marriage. Henpeck responds with guarded optimism, hoping their son does not treat it as a joke.
A reflective line about suitors and values. The speaker notes a preference for intelligence and integrity over wealth, contrasting with the mother’s focus on money. The passage underscores differing parental hopes in marriage.
A veteran clerk recalls early postage habits and two official notices from 1854. The first required stamps to be affixed on the outside above the address, and the second warned against pinning stamps and urged affixing stamps before mailing to prevent them rubbing off in damp conditions.
A historical overview traces the double headed eagle from primitive Babylonia to Hittite art, Turcoman rulers, and Crusaders. The emblem was adopted by German emperors and later by Russia and Austria, linking ancient symbolism to modern states.
A 19th century writer claims Marshal von Moltke served as a French spy. In 1868 he supposedly entered France in disguise to scrutinize Rhine frontier defenses at Forbach and Spicheren. The article describes a German spy bureau with a general at the top and three colonels directing officers and clerks.
An anecdote from Harper's Weekly recounts Oliver Herford hosting male guests in his flat when a downstairs resident complains the noise prevents reading. Herford replies that he could read when he was three, sending word that he could read at that age.
A brief tour notes Bermondsey Pickle Herring Street by the river, Chelsea World’s End Passage near Gray’s Inn, Cow Bath Square, Poultry, Pater Poster Row, Amen Corner and Ave Maria Lane with roots in Roman Catholic times. Edinburgh’s principal Cowgate is highlighted.
A playful exchange ends with a woman rushing to the old piano and softly singing about wishing to be a bird as a man smiles at the whim. The scene hints at romance and light comedy in a quiet domestic setting.
Rowell filed a petition in bankruptcy described as queer by Powell. Howell notes the assets included one wife and liabilities as alimony for three others, revealing a complex financial arrangement discussed in Town Topics.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that Rightleigh has completed the most challenging portion of his forthcoming novel and asks if a publisher has been secured, signaling progress in his writing career.
A historical note estimates long term consumption across a 70 year life. It cites roughly 7 009 loaves of four pounds each, 40 bullocks in meat, 200 pounds of potatoes yearly, 7 000 eggs for two per week, and about 3 220 gallons of tea and coffee.
An 1874 issue cited in this paper claimed it is safer to sleep in bad air with a warm 50 plus temperature than in pure air below 40. The article notes this authoritative stance on hygiene and air quality from the era.
In the Philadelphia Bulletin a farmer questions Daniel Webster's intelligence while noting he has read speeches. The exchange contrasts Webster's reputed wit with the critic's own views and hints at party alignment during Mary Jane's graduation essays.
In a family exchange the couple argues for a public wedding rather than eloping. The father refuses to lend the car, complicating plans and prompting a debate about the best course of action.
A compact moral line from Louisa May Alcott praising small duties as groundwork for courage in major trials. The quote emphasizes steady conduct and reliability as the basis for heroic character.
The major recalls telling porter Sam to light a red lantern as a public warning while working a drain project in Mobile. Sam returns with a quip that red lanterns are unavailable at Mobile grocery stores, suggesting blue or green as alternatives.
The sultan ordered revenue collectors to sieve pearls near Sulu, taking pearls that remained in the sieve as taxes. Those that passed through the sieve were kept by fishermen. The policy nearly ruined the pearl fisheries and disrupted profits.
In a brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press, callers joke about disguise and Irish identity noting the speaker’s birthplace Ireland and a playful banter about facial hair and pipe hats. The quip highlights cultural nicknames and playful regional pride.
A Galveston Tribune clipping notes a clerk recounting three odd bulletins offering a minting method for stamps. The third bulletin urges moistening the stamp exterior then the gum side to make stamps stick, a method for philatelists who offered $12 each.
A fragmentary note claims a secret that led to machinery for chalking the boblers and to Dick Ferguson receiving a pension equal to many daily quarts of beer. The brief hints at a worker’s pension linked to a curious invention.
The article notes medieval European cures for various ailments using toads and frogs. A toad sacrificed on St John’s Eve was used to treat ague, pins in clothing fastened to toad or frog flesh aided rheumatism, water from a toad’s brain treated mental disorders, and rubbing a live toad on diseased parts was said to cure quinsy.
The text advises that letters of introduction be modest and unflattering. Since they are delivered in person and unsealed the bearer may feel embarrassed. The letter should simply identify the bearer as a friend and request any courtesy or entertainment.
Tess comments on Belle ending her engagement to Jack Haggard while Jess notes his broken arm and questions the value of a fiancé with such an injury in the Philadelphia Press dialogue excerpt.
A brief New Yorker exchange plays on safety matches being too tame to fight. A merchant warns the hawker, who questions safety and asserts matches may still be risky.
A fragment reports antique silver coins aged about 250 years still hidden in certain areas of Spain. Authorities continue to investigate the stash and preserve the historical value for collectors and museums.
A historical note traces English policy from Elizabeth to Charles II aiming to curb London growth. Proclamations limited new housing near city gates, required single-family occupancy, and urged elites to reside in counties. Prosecutions, fines, and widespread fear followed, with figures like Palmer and Sir John Suckling charged for staying in London.
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